It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain

Aug 09, 2025

It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain
Lotte's new foreign pitcher Velazquez is playing catch while the game between SSG and Lotte, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, has been canceled due to rain. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.09/



It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain
Lotte's new foreign pitcher Velazquez is playing catch while the game between SSG and Lotte, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, has been canceled due to rain. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.09/
It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain
Lotte's new foreign pitcher Velazquez is playing catch while the game between SSG and Lotte, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, has been canceled due to rain. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.09/
The amount of rain that had already fallen was not easy. The forecast for the rest of the time was also full of raindrops.

KBO said it canceled Game 2 of the weekend series between the Lotte Giants and SSG Landers, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th, due to rain.

Rain forecasts were issued throughout the afternoon, and there was considerable rain at the site. Lotte players, who were warming up in pairs in the outfield, soon returned to the clubhouse.




According to baseball officials, baseball players, especially pitchers, prefer to go outside when warming up despite the heavy rain. Since it is a sport with a lot of indoor training, such as batting training, bullpen pitching, and stretching, it is often out if outdoor training is possible.

It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain
Lotte's new foreign pitcher Velazquez is playing catch while the game between SSG and Lotte, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th, has been canceled due to rain. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.09/
Only Vince Velasquez, a new foreign player scheduled to pitch the bullpen on the day, remained in the outfield. Velazquez warmed up by playing catch lightly.

The management team of Sajik Stadium took out and covered the entire infield early on. Under the tarpaulin, several fans were installed to protect the lawn.




However, the weather at the site, where raindrops were scattered, quickly turned into rain. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the probability of precipitation in the afternoon in Busan is 80%, and the hourly rain forecast is also predicted from 1 p.m. to the dawn of the next day. Eventually, the cancellation of the game was announced.

Park Se-woong and Kim Gun-woo, who were scheduled to be starting pitchers on the same day, were also expected to start in the game on the 10th.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Velazquez "I played catch today, and I'm preparing to throw a bullpen tomorrow." If there is no big problem, I think he will start the first game against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 12th." Lotte is expected to play Velazquez, Gamboa and Lee Min-seok in the three consecutive games against Hanwha.




It rained against Velazquez's catch ball and the rain forecast is full → Lotte SSG match was canceled early in the rain
Sajik Stadium, where rain began to fall. Reporter Kim Young-rok




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.